EP 3648477 B1 20230621 - EARPIECE FOR A HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AN EARPIECE
Title (en)
EARPIECE FOR A HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING AN EARPIECE
Title (de)
OHRSTÜCK FÜR EIN HÖRGERÄT UND VERFAHREN ZUM HERSTELLEN DES OHRSTÜCKS
Title (fr)
OREILLETTE POUR UN ÉCOUTEUR DE PROTHÈSE AUDITIVE ET PROCÉDÉ POUR FABRIQUER L'OREILLETTE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 18204470 A 20181105
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP3648477A1] An earpiece is disclosed for a hearing device, the earpiece comprising: an ear canal part to be introduced into the ear canal of a user, the ear canal part comprising a first contact surface configured to contact the superior part of the ear canal of the user; a primary sensor, where the primary sensor is configured to measure signals from a skin surface of the user; and a support structure comprising a first part and a second part, wherein the first part is attached to the ear canal part and the second part is attached to the primary sensor, and wherein the second part of the support structure is configured to position the primary sensor in the inferior concha cava during use of the hearing device earpiece, and wherein the support structure is configured to transmit a force from the superior part of the ear canal to the skin contacting surface of the primary sensor.
IPC 8 full level
H04R 25/00 (2006.01); H04R 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP US)
A61B 5/02427 (2013.01 - US); A61B 5/6817 (2013.01 - US); H04R 1/1016 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 1/105 (2013.01 - CN); H04R 1/1058 (2013.01 - CN); H04R 1/1066 (2013.01 - CN); H04R 25/02 (2013.01 - CN); H04R 25/606 (2013.01 - EP); H04R 25/609 (2019.05 - US); H04R 25/652 (2013.01 - US); H04R 25/658 (2013.01 - CN US); H04R 2225/021 (2013.01 - US); H04R 2225/025 (2013.01 - US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3648477 A1 20200506; EP 3648477 B1 20230621; EP 3648477 C0 20230621; CN 111147970 A 20200512; CN 111147970 B 20240412; JP 2020099040 A 20200625; US 11337014 B2 20220517; US 2020145768 A1 20200507
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 18204470 A 20181105; CN 201911058652 A 20191101; JP 2019195498 A 20191028; US 201916596721 A 20191008